In Season: Cucumbers

While we didn’t plant any cucumbers in our yard this year (something I hope to do next year though), if you did, here are some great ideas for using them. Even if you didn’t, go to the store and get some, they are in season, so why not use your bounty to create some fabulous food! Here are just a few recipe ideas to get you started, including how to make pickles, and even a cucumber bread!

• Dill refrigerator pickles from Coconut and Lime.
• Crabmeat and cucumber rounds from Good Things Utah.
• Simple, but tasty, cucumber sandwhiches from Allrecipes.com.
• A unique cucumber bread recipe from Basic-Recipes.com.
• A simple cucumber salad with a bit of a kick from Simply Recipes.
• Quick, and cool, cucumber and yogurt soup from Just Vegetable Recipes. Made in a blender!
• A Japanese version of a cucumber salad, complete with seaweed! From About.com.
• For something really different, try this spicy cucumber margarita.

What are some of your favorite ways to use cucumbers?